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Using an Apple Watch with Cisco Instant
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When the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app is installed on an Apple Watch and the watch is paired
with an Apple device that is running Cisco Instant Connect, you can use the watch to PTT on a talkline
that you are connected to from the Apple device. You can also use the watch to see the ID of another use
who is talking on the talkline.
Using the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app can be particularly convenient when a Bluetooth
headset is connected to the Apple device. In this situation, you can PTT and monitor caller IDs without
needing physical access to the Apple device.
This chapter describes how to use an Apple Watch with Cisco Instant Connect It includes these topics:
This chapter includes these topics:
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Enabling the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect App, page 3-1
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Starting the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect App, page 3-2
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Exiting the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect App, page 3-3
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Waking the Apple Watch, page 3-3
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Using the PTT Screen on an Apple Watch, page 3-3
Enabling the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect App
You enable the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app from an Apple device that is paired with your
Apple Watch.
Before you enable the app, install Cisco Instant Connect on your Apple device as described in the
“Obtaining Cisco Instant Connect” section on page 1-2. In addition, pair the Apple device with your
Apple Watch.
To enable the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app, tap the Apple Watch app on the Apple Device to
display the My Watch screen, Then, scroll down and tap Instant Connect, and turn on Show App on
Apple Watch.
After you enable the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app, its icon appears on your Apple Watch as
follows:
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Starting the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect App
Starting the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect App
This section explains how to start the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app.
Before you begin:
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Make sure that the Apple Watch is paired with an Apple device on which Cisco Instant Connect is
installed. See your Apple documentation for information about pairing devices.
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Log in to Cisco IPICS from the Apple Device with which the watch is paired. See the “Starting Cisco
Instant Connect and Logging In to Cisco IPICS” section on page 2-6 for instructions.
To start the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app, tap its icon
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If you are connected to an active talkline from the Apple device with which the watch is paired, the
PTT screen appears. See the “Using the PTT Screen on an Apple Watch” section on page 3-3.
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If the Apple Device with which the watch is paired is not logged in to Cisco IPICS, the Login is
Required screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-1. In this case, either log in to Cisco IPICS from the
Apple device, or exit Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app as described in the “Exiting the Apple
Watch Cisco Instant Connect App” section on page 3-3.
Figure 3-1
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Login is Required Screen
If the Apple Device with which the watch is paired is not logged in to Cisco IPICS, the PTT
Disconnected screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-2. In this case, either connect to a talkline from
Apple device, or exit Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app as described in the “Exiting the Apple
Watch Cisco Instant Connect App” section on page 3-3.
Figure 3-2
PTT Disconnected Screen
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Exiting the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect App
You can exit the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app in either of these ways:
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To exit app and keep it running in the background, press the Digital Crown on the Apple Watch. The
Apple Watch main screen appears and the app continues to run in the background.
To return to the app, tap the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app icon.
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To force kill the app, while the app displayed, press and hold the side button on the Apple Watch
until the Cancel screen appears. Then press and hold the side button again until the app closes.
Waking the Apple Watch
To conserve its battery, an Apple Watch that is in sleep mode does not wake automatically when it is
running the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app and the paired device receives a call on a talkline.
In this situation, if the watch is appropriately configured, you can wake the watch and display the PTT
screen with the ID of the talker by taking any of these actions:
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Raising your wrist
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Pressing the Digital Crown on the watch
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Pressing the side button on the watch
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Tapping the screen on the watch
To configure the watch to wake and display the PTT screen in these ways, take either of these actions:
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On the watch, open the Settings app on the Home screen, and tap General >
Activate on Wrist Raise, turn on Wrist Raise, scroll down and choose Last Used App.
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From the paired device, tap the Apple Watch app, then tap My Watch > General, and turn on
Wrist Detection. Also, tap Activate on Wrist Raise and choose Resume Previous Activity.
Using the PTT Screen on an Apple Watch
You use the PTT screen on Apple Watch to control the PTT feature on the Apple Device that is paired
with the watch and communicate with other Cisco IPICS users.
When you start the Apple Watch Cisco Instant Connect app and the paired device is connected to an
active talkline, the PTT screen appears as shown in Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3
PTT Screen – Idle Mode
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Name of the talkline to which the paired device is connected
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PTT button
Use these actions to communicate on the talkline:
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To transmit, tap the PTT button, and then speak through the microphone of the paired device or
through a headset that is connected to the paired device
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To stop transmitting, tap the PTT button again
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To listen to transmissions from other users, listen to the audio that comes through the speaker of the
paired device or through a headset that is connected to the paired device
When you are transmitting, the half circle around the PTT button appears red, as shown in Figure 3-4.
Figure 3-4
PTT Screen – Transmitting Mode
If a transmission comes from another user while you are transmitting, the Cisco IPICS user ID of that
user appears on the PTT screen, as shown in Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5
PTT Screen – Transmitting Mode with Incoming Transmission
When you receive a transmission on an active talkline and you are not in transmitting mode, the half
circle around the PTT button appears green and the Cisco IPICS user ID of the talker appears, as shown
in Figure 3-6.
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PTT Screen – Receive Mode
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